Cheesy Baked Potatoes with Pancetta
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This quick and easy meal is inspired by the French classic gratin potatoes, but with a delicious twist: pancetta and cheese. This is a great comfort food that can be enjoyed any time of year.
preparation: 20 minutes
making: 35 minutes
total: 55 minutes
servings: 4 servings
nutrition: 700 calories per serving
cuisine: French
Ingredients
- 1.5kg of baking potatoes
- 130g of smoked pancetta dice
- 200ml double cream what is?
- 150g of grated cheddar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground pepper
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp butter
Method
Peel, wash and cut the potatoes into slices half a centimetre thick.
Potatoes slices in a pan before cooking
Place them into a pan, cover with water, boil and simmer for 10 minutes until half cooked, then drain.
In this recipe I am using smoked pancetta cubes. If you using pancetta in a form of a smoked bacon slice, cut it into strips and then into cubes.
In a small frying pan or skillet fry the pancetta for 3-4 minutes until browned and crispy, then set aside.
Fried smoked pancetta dice in a pan
Heat the oven to 200C.
Mix salt, ground pepper and dried thyme in a small bowl.
Ingredients for Cheesy Baked Potatoes with Pancetta on a tabletop
Prepare an ovenproof dish and grease the bottom and the inside edges inside with a little butter.
I used an oval dish with a length of 28cm and a width of 19cm.
Preparing a dish for Cheesy Baked Potatoes with the first layer of potatoes in a dish
Lay out half of the potatoes into the dish, season them with half of the spices.
Preparing a dish for Cheesy Baked Potatoes with double cream and pancetta in a dish
Pour half of the double cream and add pancetta.
Preparing a dish for Cheesy Baked Potatoes with all ingredients in a dish
Cover with a third (⅓) portion of the cheese.
Ready disk for Cheesy Baked Potatoes before baking
Place the rest of the potato slices, add the remaining seasoning, double cream and another third (⅓) of the cheese.
A disk for Cheesy Baked Potatoes covered with tin foil ready to put into the oven
Cover with tin foil and bake for 30 minutes.
Remove the foil and add the remaining third (⅓) portion of grated cheese.
Bake uncovered for 5 more minutes or slightly longer until the cheese melts and is golden on top.
Nicely baked Cheesy Baked Potatoes with Pancetta in an ovenproof dish
Serve hot in portions.
Decorate with chopped fresh parsley.